Morgan & Morgan
Rebecca L. Williamson and Samantha J. Spandau are attorneys at Morgan & Morgan in their Medical Malpractice Department. Their current cases involve claims against various specialties including nursing, hospital administration, internal medicine, emergency medicine, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, oncology, general surgery, plastic surgery, anesthesia, infectious disease, podiatry, dentistry, and obstetrics. They evaluate each case in detail to discover surgical errors, failures to timely treat, failures to diagnose, misdiagnosis, nursing home negligence, birth injuries and wrongful death.
Originally from South Florida, Samantha’s passion for advocating for victims of medical malpractice started at a young age as her sister was born with cerebral palsy due to the negligence of medical providers. Following her passion, she graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Legal Studies before graduating with honors from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
Born and raised in Central Florida, Rebecca graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice before returning home to Orlando to attend Florida A&M University College of Law. As her father worked in the administrative side of healthcare, she grew up in hospitals and always had a passion for medicine. This led to her maintaining employment throughout law school focusing on medical malpractice claims.
Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan, Samantha was a medical malpractice law clerk in South Florida, and a Certified Legal Intern in the Special Victim’s Unit at the 8th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office. Following admittance to the Florida Bar, her legal career continued as a prosecutor for the 8th Judicial Circuit, gaining invaluable litigation experience and trying over 20 cases.
Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan, Rebecca worked for Florida’s largest insurance defense firm where she represented the interests of physicians, physician groups, surgery centers and hospitals. While defending health care providers and insurance companies, she gained valuable insight and experience, which she now uses to fight for clients who have been injured.
Rebecca and Samantha understand the serious consequences and devastating impact on individuals and families affected by medical malpractice. They focus on building strong connections with their clients and take the time to understand the intricacies of each case. While there is no excuse for medical negligence, statistics show that it is alarmingly common in the health care setting. Despite the common occurrence of medical malpractice, providers and hospitals deny responsibility and malpractice insurance companies continue to fight patients and families’ claims.
Rebecca and Samantha strongly believe in the importance for providers and hospitals to take accountability for their actions and mistakes. The outcomes of their cases allow medical malpractice survivors to have the resources they need moving forward. Whether it be full time at home care or home modifications to allow for accessibility, these outcomes make a tremendous difference in the lives of those affected.
This is why Rebecca and Samantha build each case in depth from the beginning. From the very start, they consult and retain a variety of medical experts to address standard of care, causation, and damages. It is their ultimate goal that providers, physician groups, hospitals and nursing homes not only understand the damage caused on a case-by-case basis, but the professional and systematic changes that should be implemented following.
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